University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics

Rich Worsell, who owns 20 years of NCAA coaching experience, will enter his third year as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach with UW-Oshkosh in 2024.

During the 2023 campaign, UW-Oshkosh scored 37.20 points per contest, its most since 2017 when it won the WIAC title and advance to the NCAA Division III Championship Semifinal Round. The Titans converted 55.9 percent of their third down chances, which led the conference and ranked second in the nation.

In Worsell’s first year leading the Titan offense, the team averaged 33.6 points per game, their most since the 2017 season when they scored 41.8 points per game on their way to the WIAC title and a trip to the NCAA Semifinal Round. With a 90 percent success rate in the red zone, the Titans led the WIAC and listed fifth in NCAA Division III. UW-Oshkosh also led the league with an average of 6.8 yards per play, including 5.5 yards per rush and listed second with 8.2 yards per pass, 27 passing touchdowns and three successful two-point conversions.

Worsell came to UW-Oshkosh from Division I University of Akron (Ohio), where he served as the director of football research and analytics the past three seasons and the Zips' tight ends coach in 2020 and 2021. Worsell performed statistical analysis on every Akron opponent from 2019-21 and created customized scouting reports to each team and their different philosophies.

Prior to his tenure at Akron, Worsell was the offensive coordinator and assistant head football coach at Division III University of La Verne (Calif.) from 2011-2018.

Worsell turned La Verne into a national offensive juggernaut and was instrumental in helping the Leopards capture the 2015 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and the school's first Division III postseason appearance since 1984.

The 2015 Leopards went 7-0 in SCIAC play while boasting one of the best offenses in the nation. La Verne ranked 18th nationally in rushing offense (255.1), 41st in scoring (37.0) and 45th in total offense (444.1). The Leopards also committed the 17th fewest turnovers (12) in the country.

Worsell previously served as the offensive coordinator at Division III Illinois College from 2008-10, pass game coordinator at Division III Millikin University (Ill.) from 2005-07 and a graduate assistant wide receivers coach at Division III Lakeland University (Wis.) from 2003-04. Illinois College set 14 school and five Midwest Conference records during Worsell's first season with the program.

Worsell, who was born and raised in England, is a 2002 graduate of Aberystwyth University, where he served as the school's head football coach from 1999-2001. Worsell was the head football coach for the Sussex Thunder in 2002 before landing a coaching internship with the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2003.

Worsell, a published author who has spoken at numerous football clinics, received his master's degree from Lakeland University in 2005.

(10/10/2024)